Director, Test Automation Frameworks

The Options Clearing Corporation•Dallas, TX

79d•Hybrid

About The Position

Technology leader responsible for delivering enterprise-wide test automation frameworks. This role will architect and implement automation framework solutions across applications, data and platforms, as well as drive adoption of best practices. The role combines technical expertise with strong leadership and stakeholder collaboration skills to deliver next generation automation.

Requirements

Minimum ten (10)+ years in of IT experience in engineering.
Proven track record of leading enterprise-scale automation in complex, distributed environments (microservices, cloud, batch applications, data, MQ, Kafka event driven systems).
Hands-on experience with service virtualization, synthetic test data management.
Strong hands-on expertise in architecture and strategy for testing and test automation tools and frameworks including Jira, BDD, Selenium, Cucumber, REST-assured, JMeter, Playwright.
Strong programming experience in Java and Python.
Deep understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Harness, GitHub), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker).
Experience with Kafka/event-driven testing, large data set validations
Experience with Agile development processes for enterprise software solutions
Proficiency with modern quality engineering tools including Jira, Jenkins, automation frameworks, test management tools.
Software QA methodologies (requirements analysis, test planning, functional testing, usability testing, performance testing, etc.)
Utilizing best practices in software engineering, software test automation, test management tools, and defect tracking software
BS degree in Computer Science or Information Systems Management or a similar technical field
10+ years of experience in Quality Assurance space preferably on complex systems and large programs.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with AI/ML/GenAI Solutions in QE.
Past/Current experience of 3+ years working on a large-scale cloud native project Experience with cloud technologies and migrations using public cloud vendor preferably using cloud foundational services like AWS's VPCs, Security groups, EC2

Responsibilities

Architect scalable, reusable automation frameworks covering UI, API, microservices, data pipelines, Kafka/event driven systems, batch jobs, reports and databases.
Drive adoption of automation in all phases of testing including automated regression and smoke tests to improve quality and accelerate testing, by driving adoption of the framework.
Deliver CI/CD integration for test automation.
Architect integration of synthetic data into the test framework in lower environments.
Enforce tagging and traceability across automation framework, Jira, Confluence, Test management tools, CI/CD pipelines and Splunk.
Drive compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and audit readiness across automation practices by reporting out through the framework.
Ensure readability of instruction and availability of information as it pertains to the frameworks capabilities
Partner with EQM on automation strategy to ensure success across the enterprise
Manages a team of individual contributors, and manages deliverables of Consultants and Contractors

Benefits

A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include:
A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work
Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education
Student Loan Repayment Assistance
Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely
Generous PTO and Parental leave
401k Employer Match
Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision

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